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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1786.
Congress assembled. Present as before.
The Committee consisting of Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [Melancton] Smith, and Mr. [William] Henry, to whom was referred an Act of the legislature of the State of Georgia passed in consequence of the resolution of the 30th. April, 1784, respecting commerce and the subject of the said recommendation--
Report * * * that the legislature of N. Carolina by an act passed the 2d. of June, 1784, authorised her Delegates to agree to and ratify any Article or articles by which Congress shall be empowered to prohibit the importation of all foreign goods in any other than vessels owned by Citizens of the United States or navigated
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by such a proportion of Seamen, Citizens of the U. States as may be agreed to by Congress which when agreed to by all the States shall be considered as a part of the articles of Confederation.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of Charles Pinckney and Roger Alden, except the last paragraph, above, which is in the writing of John Henry, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 24, folio 195. According to indorsement it was read October 19 and passed October 23, on which day the part omitted above is spread verbatim on the Journal.]
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred the Petition of Abraham Whipple praying that he may be paid the sum of dollars 3,770 54/90ths due to him for Subsistence Money and Monies advanced by him on account of the United States, beg leave to Report:
That the Petitioner was a Commander of a Continental Frigate, and was interested agreeably to the Resolves of Congress in all the Prizes taken by the same.
That in various Cruizes a great Number of Prizes were made which must have been greatly to the Emolument of the Petitioner.
That notwithstanding he may be greatly distressed at this time, yet the Advantages he received as above afforded him an opportunity of placing himself in a much more eligible situation than many others who have served the Public and advanced money to them for which they have been able to obtain only Certificates of the Debt.
That from mature Consideration the Board are therefore of opinion that the Prayer of the Petitioner cannot be complied with. Whereupon they submit the following Resolves:
Resolved, That the sum of three thousand seven hundred and seventy Dollars 54/90ths cannot be paid to Abraham Whipple late a Captain in the Navy of the United States, agreeably to the Prayer of his Petition, without giving him an undue preference over the Creditors of the Union.
Resolved, That the Commissioner for Settling Accounts in the Marine Department be directed to Issue a Certificate to Abraham Whipple in the usual manner for the whole of the Balance found due to him.
All which is humbly submitted.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, signed by Samuel Osgood and Walter Livingston, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, II, folio 501. According to indorsement it was read October 21.
October 19: On this day was reported to the Board of Treasury, "their letter of 0ctor. 16th. respecting the Loan Offices in S. Carolina and Georgia." Report was rendered "Feby. 1787." The letter informs Congress that the Commissioners of the Loan Offices for South Carolina and Georgia have qualified and the Board lays before Congress a state of the loan office accounts in those states and awaits orders before giving directions for these offices to issue indents. The letter is in No. 138, II, folio 379.
Also a "letter of 16 War Office with Intelligence from Western Country. Letter 18 Secy. at War" were referred to Mr. [Charles] Pettit, [Mr. Henry Lee, Mr. Charles Pinckney, Mr. John Henry, and Mr. Melancton Smith,] who reported October 21. Knox's letter of October 18 is in No. 150, II, folio 67 and a letter from him dated October 19, enclosing intelligence from the western country is on folio 83; the intelligence which is from a Captain Teninese, a Delaware Indian, is on folio 75. According to indorsement, it was read October 18. The letter of the 18 reported conditions in Massachusetts [Shays' Rebellion].
Committee Book No. 190.
Also was read, according to indorsement, a letter from Sir Edward Newenham, applying for appointment of his son as Consul at Marseilles. It is indorsed as "Acted on Oct. 19, 1786." See post, October 24. The letter and duplicates are in No. 78, XVII, folios 156--157 and 191--199.]
Board of Treasury,
October 19th., 1786.
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